What the Dormouse Said: How the Sixties Counterculture Shaped the Personal Computer Industry by John Markoff My rating: 4 of 5 stars This book was a fascinating history of personal computing in America, most specifically in Northern California, most especially in the Stanford region. I swear, I had no idea that Stanford played such a …
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A Review of A Spy at Twilight
A Spy at Twilight by Bryan Forbes My rating: 3 of 5 stars There is little doubt that with the thriller, A Spy at Twilight, Bryan Forbes is trying to become a contemporary of Forsyth. Sadly, he fails. See, the secret to Forsyth's success is his enormous dedication to research, details, and planning, as well …
A Review of Praying To The Aliens
Praying To The Aliens by Gary Numan My rating: 5 of 5 stars Ever since I heard "Cars" on the radio in 1979 at the age of 14, I've been a Gary Numan fan. He was different. He was strange. He made good music. I enjoyed his first few albums and then lost track of …
A Review of iWoz
iWoz: Computer Geek to Cult Icon: How I Invented the Personal Computer, Co-Founded Apple, and Had Fun Doing It by Steve Wozniak My rating: 5 of 5 stars I loved this book! I loved Woz! He seems like a really cool guy. So I was shocked -- shocked -- at the many instances of overt …
A Review of The Day After Tomorrow
The Day After Tomorrow by Allan Folsom My rating: 4 of 5 stars This book was crazy! It was a fun, fast read, but it was crazy. The plot is pretty inane and there's so much gratuitous violence, it's not even funny. I've never read of so many murders in my life. But it was …
